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QUERCUS NIGRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Quercus nigra mean?
• QUERCUS NIGRA (noun)
The noun QUERCUS NIGRA has 1 sense:
1. relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil
Familiarity information: QUERCUS NIGRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
possum oak; Quercus nigra; water oak
Hypernyms ("Quercus nigra" is a kind of...):
oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)
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